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QB/WR Braxton Miller (B1G POY, National Champion, OSU HOF)

BRAXTON MILLER'S HIGH SCHOOL COACH: 'I HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT HE IS LEAVING' OHIO STATE

Amid the constant speculation swirling the Ohio State quarterback position, the name that carries the most intrigue is the one who led the Buckeyes to 24 consecutive wins: Braxton Miller.

As Miller slugs through the recovery process from his second shoulder surgery in six months to repair a torn labrum, rumors are percolating on where he'll play his final year of college football.

With Big Ten Freshman of the Year J.T. Barrett and the guy who started for the Buckeyes in the postseason, Cardale Jones, both back, many believe Miller could leave Columbus to assure he's got a starting job elsewhere.

Miller's high school coach, though, doesn't expect that to happen.

"I have no reason to believe that he is leaving," Jay Minton, who also serves as the athletic director at Wayne High School, told Eleven Warriors on Tuesday. "Why would he? I know his heart's there."

Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...k-the-quarterback-is-going-to-be-anywhere-but
 
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11W predictions:

CHRISTAL BALL: FIVE WILD PERSONNEL GUESSES FOR 2015

BRAXTON MILLER LOGS MORE SNAPS AT H/TB/WR THAN QUARTERBACK
This is a bit of a crap shoot since it's May 21st and we really don't know whether or not Miller will even be able to repeatedly throw a football at the level required to be a starting quarterback but I make this prediction going off the assumption that he will be fully healthy.

I continue to believe that Miller will eventually come to realize his best shot at a legit pro career – healthy shoulder or not – is as an all-purpose player. Further, as the great teammate he is, he'll realize he can help this team repeat as champs (and gain his first ring as a contributor) by becoming an all-purpose weapon that scores rushing, receiving and throwing the football making Ohio State's offense even more dynamic than it was a season ago.

I wonder if this isn't part of the reason Jalin Marshall was moved from H to log more snaps at wide receiver, creating additional opportunity for Miller to work in the slot as he's clearly a superior talent to Dontre Wilson and Curtis Samuel with the football in his hands. Plus, playing the H doesn't require Braxton to necessarily have the same hands or pure route running skills as a wideout since a good portion of balls targeted to that position are on short routes including bubbles and crosses. Oh, and how about Braxton coming at the defense on a jet sweep with the option to outrun or juke a defender or maybe even throw a pass? Me likes.

I get that this one could be way off but its been my dream scenario since Barrett proved he had the dual-threat skillset to lead a high-octane offense and that dream was only magnified after Cardale showed what he could do on the biggest of stages.

Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...tal-ball-five-wild-personnel-guesses-for-2015

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Good "layman's description" of what a torn labrum (Bracton's injury) is on 11W:

THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY BEHIND BRAXTON MILLER’S TORN LABRUM

While we watch and wait for Braxton's return, I’ll review the details of a torn labrum to help make sense of the shoulder Ohio State fans are all rooting for.

First, I’ll quickly discuss the shoulder joint using a golf analogy to help in visualizing the anatomy. There’s a ball, which is the very top of your arm bone (humerus), and a socket, which is much like a golf tee made by the shoulder blade (scapula) to hold the ball. The socket (“tee”) created by our scapula is rather shallow. That is, the “ball” could easily fall away from it without additional support. That’s where the labrum comes in to play.

The labrum of the shoulder is a ring of cartilage that is designed to hold the ball in place. It makes the socket deeper. Imagine this like a golf tee that comes up and wraps a bit around the ball. The labrum makes it much more difficult to dislocate the shoulder. It provides stability while still allowing the joint to have the range of motion necessary for throwing 40-yard touchdown passes to Devin Smith (just one emotionally-charged example).

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When the labrum tears, the shoulder joint loses its aforementioned stability. Further, the torn piece of cartilage hanging around can interfere with the normal, fluid motion of the shoulder, causing pain, clicking, grinding, and/or popping. Imagine the deep golf tee again, but this time with part of the plastic rim clipped and frayed. It would be impossible to smoothly spin and move the ball around inside its tee without the plastic piece getting in the way. Other symptoms of a torn labrum can include weakness and decreased range of motion. All of these issues, of course, would hinder a throwing athlete. Tears can occur from direct trauma, chronic overuse, or single-event stresses.

Torn labral cartilage does not heal like a torn hamstring. The labrum has a relatively poor blood supply. Healing factors in our blood are delivered to sites of injury, but when blood supply to an area is scarce, healing becomes delayed and stagnant. Enter the orthopedist. Surgical intervention is often necessary to repair a torn labrum, and re-injury, as we unfortunately know, is possible.

The recovery time of a labral repair is cited to be anywhere from 6-12 months before the patient returns to “normal function.” When considering timelines, it’s important to keep in mind that an athlete’s “return to normal” is much different than that of a non-athlete.
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Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...eed-to-know-about-braxton-millers-torn-labrum

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Coach Meyer confirmed in his presser today that Braxton will be at OSU this fall & is currently throwing up to 35 yards.

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Re: Meyer added that Miller, in the latter stages of his recovery from shoulder surgery that cost him the entire 2014 season and, in essence, triggered the signal-calling speculation in Columbus, is now up to throwing the ball 35 yards and is expected to be at or near 100-percent healthy for the start of summer camp. Additionally, there has been no talk of a position switch for Miller.

So, barring something completely unforeseen, Miller will enter August in a three-way competition with J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones. Just the way the football gods intended it.

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsport...braxton-hes-playing-for-ohio-state-this-fall/
 
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